Travelogues Asturias

back at the Atlantic

Gijon. It's done! We have completed the 1081-kilometer Silver Route from Carmona near Seville to Gijon on the Atlantic coast in just under three weeks. Today's final leg was...

Mieres. We have landed in a different world today. For hundreds of kilometers, everything was flat like Lake Constance, but now we are in the Cantabrian Mountains, surrounded by...

Just stay where you like, right? We've been standing still for a few days and somehow that's exactly the right thing at the moment, somehow the place here won't let us go,...

Happy Birthday to Zappa's little brother! After six weeks, 6000km, and 23 days left, we are at a turning point in our journey. The Picos de Europa are covered in thick...

And suddenly Dexi and I were no longer going on our adventures alone, but were in the best company of Clementine and her dog Rio. It was cool to have a "feeling at home" again...

Hiking in the top of Europe - what a spectacular view!

We drive to Galicia and we are totally blown away by this western tip of Spain...it's pleasantly empty, the coasts and beaches are incredibly beautiful and we stay in dream...

We have already made a tortilla several times at home and found it to be good. Alfredo showed us in a 'crash course' how to make a proper tortilla easily and quickly. This...

We have arrived in Asturias. How do you know you're in Asturias? Very simply, by the special grain silos. Asturian grain silo Before heading to the mountains in...

Now we drove a few kilometers further east along the coast in two stops, we were on the border between Galicia and Asturias, then we went further into the Picos de Europa...

Today I was able to sleep in because my bus to Oviedo doesn't arrive until 9 a.m. and I chose my accommodation near the bus station. After a small breakfast I set off around...

Beautiful Asturias...on an open-ended journey in the old truck

A quiet day with just 13km. I traveled from Asturias to Galicia - the Spanish Brandenburg… the guide says we should bring food.🤷‍♂️😂 I spent the day at a beach with these...

The fourth day was marked by rain, asphalt, straight ahead,… Oh yes… And rain.So there aren’t many photos this time. I only covered 20 km to spare my feet a bit.In the evening...

After a starry night, a cool morning awaited us. The sun reached the first mountain peaks, and it wasn't until half past nine that the sun reached the valley where we were....

During the night, things get really intense as we experience our first autumn storm on the coast. We wake up around half past one in the night and stay awake for a while. The...

Day 6: Serdio - Pendueles

On October 25th, we drive to Oviedo with incredibly warm, summery weather. About 3 km northwest of the city, we visit Santa Maria de Naranca, a unique and well-preserved...

For three weeks we are going to the language school El Cuélebre run by Jimena and Alfredo in La Peral. La Peral is located in the Somiedo National Park in Asturias. We are here...

Yes, what news do we have today?32 km were scheduled; hence I set off early. Everything was fine until the 15 km mark, after which the first pains and raindrops began.The last...

Ribadesella - Coast in Asturias - very clean and well-kept. Even on second glance, the land looks like a copy of South Tyrol with the sea at the door. Juicy green meadows,...

The night is calm and we sleep wonderfully. Unfortunately, the rain continues in the morning and we drink our coffee in the campsite bar, right next to the roaring fireplace....

Today we started early again, even though we had 22 km planned. This was because we had gone shopping last night and wanted to have breakfast together while all the others moved...

I couldn't sleep well even though there was only one other person in the room. So I woke up early, made myself coffee and tea and chilled out in the living room. Then I ate...

The creatures from yesterday are digested, breakfast in the stomach, so let's get on Berta and off we go. Although the unworthy traveler today had the enthusiasm of a stone......

We have settled in well and gotten used to the daily routine. The Spanish lessons are challenging our brain cells tremendously. Currently, we are working on the imperfect and...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Morning: Sotres, Picos de Europa * Evening: Sotres, Picos de Europa *** In the morning, we start our 14-kilometer circular hike from the idyllic...

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Morning: Poncebos (hiking parking lot) * Evening: Sotres *** Early in the morning, we pack our backpacks and put on our hiking gear. We park the...

Last year, we wanted to visit the city of Gijon, but it didn't happen. This year, we have more time and so we reserved a day for Gijon. According to Wikipedia, Gijon has around...